Mano Pasaulėžiūra
Dr. Juozas Prunskis (editor)
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Introduction
Mano Pasaulėžiūra (My Worldview) is a remarkable anthology of personal philosophical and cultural essays contributed by over eighty Lithuanian intellectuals, clergy, writers, poets, engineers, lawyers, and military figures during the displacement era. Edited by Dr. Juozas Prunskis and published by Lietuviškos Knygos Klubas, the volume captures the spiritual, moral, and national convictions of a generation of Lithuanians living in exile. It stands as a unique collective testimony to how Lithuanian cultural identity was sustained and articulated in the diaspora under the shadow of occupation.
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Community and publication setting
Context and significance
Significance
Mano Pasaulėžiūra is an extraordinary collective document of the Lithuanian displacement experience. It gathers the personal philosophical statements of more than eighty Lithuanian cultural figures — priests, poets, generals, lawyers, professors, journalists — each articulating their understanding of life's meaning under the conditions of occupation and exile. As a form, it is nearly without parallel in Lithuanian diaspora publishing: not a political manifesto, not a literary collection, but a structured self-examination of an entire intellectual generation.
The volume reflects the Lithuanian community's determination to preserve not merely language or literature but the inner life of a culture under existential threat. Contributors address God, nation, moral responsibility, suffering, and hope — themes made urgent by the Soviet occupation of Lithuania. The anthology also documents the remarkable density of Lithuanian intellectual talent in the postwar diaspora, spanning North America and beyond, and the community institutions (book clubs, parish networks, periodicals) that made such a publication possible. For researchers, heritage educators, and Lithuanian descendants alike, the volume is a primary source for understanding how identity, faith, and cultural mission were negotiated in displacement.
How this record carried memory
Intellectual anthology preserving the moral, spiritual, and cultural testimony of Lithuanian diaspora intellectuals; served as a vehicle for transmitting national identity, ethical frameworks, and collective memory to exile communities and younger generations.
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